With the close of Groove Melbourne’s first chapter tonight, there are no more confirmed dance events on the roster as many of the dancers will be taking a break to prepare for their mid-year exams.

A lot of exciting things happened this year with heaps of auditions, international dance workshops, competitions and new crews formed. Melbourne’s first official nu skool crew (Jigsaw Sneakers) and funk styles crew (Nomadic Funk) were formed. They will be some of the big names to watch out for this year along with The Project, Vikings, and of course, last year’s hard hitters Beatphonik.
This year has definitely been the busiest and biggest year for hip hop dance in Melbourne and it’s been hard to keep track of what happened so we’ve compiled a snapshot of the news and grooves that’s occurred in the past five months!

A Snapshot of Melbourne’s Hip Hop Dance scene in the first half of 2007